<p>Travelfun=I totally agree with everything you said. Kids aren’t going to stop drinking, and the stupid 21 drinking age is just that, puritan and stupid. If you want to live like total ascetics and deny yourself all pleasures, that’s fine, but don’t force me to do it too. I wonder how many serious injuries, car accidents, deaths, etc. could have been prevented if there was a “no questions asked” policy in place for treating alcohol poisoning. You call an ambulance for alcohol poisoning, they treat you, then release you, no questions asked. Ever.</p>
<p>Anyways, NYU’s policy is that if you can legally drink, by all means go ahead, even in the dorms. The residence hall rules state that students under 21 can’t keep alcohol in their rooms, but makes no mention of students who are or over 21. Anyways, what kind of ****ing moron came up with that number? What changes between 20 years and 364 days 23 hours and 59 minutes old and 21.0000 years old that would all of a sudden make you responsible enough to drive a rental car, drink, or have access to your own trust fund and in some states, drive unrestricted, which you couldn’t do two seconds ago? I know kids much younger than me who are very reliable and I’ve also met people twice my age who I wouldn’t trust to run a bath.</p>